[Justin]

One reason why some whites have a ‘problem’ with labeling biracial people as ‘African American’ is, for one thing, the term has no clear meaning. Traditionally, the ‘-American’ word meant a person from another country who came to this country and became a citizen. There would be very few ‘African Americans’ that fit this specific category. Now it means any person with any amount of African ancestry at all and their descendants. If this category is true, I could be classified as an ‘African American’ since my grandmother was born in Tunisia. But since I am white most people would be skeptical of this broad definition. Generally on appearance, most whites believe that biracial kids are ‘African American’ until it is pointed out to them. My ex-girlfriend, who is biracial (black father, white mother)was quite adamant of being considered biracial because she did not want to discount her mother’s contribution to her chromosomes. Either way, I think that it is not what white people classify a biracial person, but what the biracial classifies his or herself, because they are the ultimate authority to how they are identified.

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Name : Justin, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 30, City : Baltimore, State : MD, Country : United States, Occupation : registered nurse, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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